For A Green Future

08/28/2024

"We never learned about uranium exposure... They were killing us. And they knew they were killing us."

Linda Evers, like many others, worked in the uranium mines of New Mexico, unknowingly putting her life and her children’s health at risk. Decades later, the devastating effects of radiation exposure continue to haunt those who sacrificed for the U.S. nuclear program. It’s a painful reminder of the costs of progress and the urgent need for accountability.

Let’s amplify the voices of those still fighting for justice. Support the expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) and ensure that no more lives are lost or overlooked.

Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/people-harmed-by-radiation-exposure-can-forget-about-any-federal-compensation/

08/09/2024

For A Green Future: Who's Really Behind Climate Disinformation? 080424 Episode 284
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-08-08T20_59_26-07_00
Host Joe DeMare talks about experiences at the Wood County Fair, then reviews a congressional report on the oil companies that have used their billions to spread disinformation about the climate. Rebecca Wood remembers the 10 year anniversary of the Toledo Water Crisis caused by the poisoning of Lake Erie by an algal bloom. Ecological News includes great news from Taiwan which closed its penultimate nuke plant and bad news from Earth which suffered its hottest recorded day on July 22.
Video link
https://youtu.be/Bvq-yBuIB6w

Host Joe DeMare talks about experiences at the Wood County Fair, then reviews a congressional report on the oil companies that have used their billions to sp...

08/01/2024

For A Green Future "From 5 million to 6" 072824 Episode 283
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-07-31T20_26_39-07_00
Joe returns from his adventures around the globe, comparing and contrasting his experiences in the City of Chennai, India and Garden Island, Michigan. Rebecca Wood tries to figure out what happened to the mason bees that had been living in her porch. Ecological News includes the horrible pro-nuclear ADVANCE act and Florida becoming too hot for swimming.
Video link
https://youtu.be/v1YGMN_f294

Joe returns from his adventures around the globe, comparing and contrasting his experiences in the City of Chennai, India and Garden Island, Michigan. Rebecc...

07/30/2024

05/20/2024

For A Green Future "Mothers Vs. Nukes" 051224 Episode 274
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-05-16T20_34_11-07_00
Host Joe DeMare talks about Mother's Day and how mothers are integral to the environmental movement. Then he interviews Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS about the latest legislative dirty tricks the nuclear lobby is using to weaken nuclear safety standards and put us all at risk. Rebecca Wood talks about Octomommies, the champion mothers of the animal kingdom. Ecological News includes pipeline failures and Portugal going 95% renewables in the month of April.
https://youtu.be/EfRcaRVRQmY

05/10/2024

Looking forward to our show Sunday where we interview Julie from For the Love of Cats!

05/09/2024

For A Green Future "Bye, Bye Beech Trees" 050524 Episode 273
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-05-09T08_24_06-07_00
Host Joe DeMare talks about the comedy night benefit for the Nature's Nursery wildlife rehab center. Next, he gives an eulogy for the soon-to-be-extinct beech tree, being wiped out by a nematode from Japan. Rebecca Wood talks about hurricanes. Ecological news includes Antarctic sea ice melting, right wing attacks on the environment in Germany, and Ohio legislators repeating gas industry scripts word for word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hivs8n9a8w

05/02/2024

For A Green Future "Solar Breaking Through in Ohio?" 042824 Episode 272
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-05-01T09_56_33-07_00
Joe DeMare talks about the joys of camping in Wisconson, away from artificial lights. Then he interviews Tristan Rader from Solar United Neighbors about HB197, a bill that would allow a limited amount of community solar in Ohio, perhaps the first crack in the legislative wall Ohio state government has built up against renewables. Then Rebecca Wood talks about violets. Ecological News includes eleven states that now get more than 50% of their power from renewables, and Indigenous protests against railway construction in Brazil.
https://youtu.be/9HAU2iDSb7I

Joe DeMare talks about the joys of camping in Wisconson, away from artificial lights. Then he interviews Tristan Rader from Solar United Neighbors about HB19...

04/25/2024

For A Green Future: "The Beauty of Native Planting" 042124 Episode 271
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-04-25T12_02_10-07_00
Host Joe DeMare travels to Benton Harbor, Michigan to take on the zombie Palisades nuclear power plant. In the process, he exposes some lies told by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and uncovers the biases in "both sides" reporting. Next, he interviews Zeb Albert about the Wood County Park District's annual native plant sale and discusses the importance of planting local genome native plants. Rebecca Wood talks about carnauba wax in honor of national jelly bean day. Ecological News includes meme busting and the resurgence of citizen scientists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24iTiTa_oNA

Host Joe DeMare travels to Benton Harbor, Michigan to take on the zombie Palisades nuclear power plant. In the process, he exposes some lies told by the Nucl...

04/20/2024

For A Green Future: "Indigenous Wisdom VS Royal Bank of Canada" 041424 Episode 270
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-04-18T15_36_16-07_00
Joe talks about his impressions of the eclipse and the seeming lack of bees. We discuss PFAS levels and EPA regulations with a caller. In lieu of an interview, we have part of a news conference of indigenous peoples local to the Toronto region, protesting the move by Royal Bank of Canada to invest in fossil fuel infrastructure. Rebecca Wood talks about garlic mustard, and ecological news includes the success of Germany's move away from nuclear power, Michigan's first dark sky sanctuary (Beaver Island), and the eternal struggle against Ohio's HB6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UecoJqRUfc

Joe talks about his impressions of the eclipse and the seeming lack of bees. We discuss PFAS levels and EPA regulations with a caller. In lieu of an intervi...

04/11/2024

For A Green Future: "Eclipse!" 040724 Episode 269
https://youtu.be/tbq_zLGcoiE
Joe DeMare talks about the upcoming eclipse, and about the proven mental health benefits of getting outside and being in the natural world. Next he interviews Linda Seely with Mothers for Peace in San Obispo California. They are suing PG&E and the NRC commission for breaking the regulations regarding reactor relicensing. Then Rebecca Wood celebrates National Beer Day with a discussion of hops. Ecological News includes a new invasive plant that's taking over Michigan, wind farms being repowered, and progress on rewolfing Colorado.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-04-11T10_33_29-07_00

Joe DeMare talks about the upcoming eclipse, and about the proven mental health benefits of getting outside and being in the natural world. Next he interviews Linda Seely with Mothers for Peace in San Obispo California. They are suing PG&E and the NRC commission for breaking the regulations rega...

03/19/2024

For A Green Future "Wild Rice Versus Nukes!" 031724 Episode 266
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-03-19T09_08_59-07_00
Joe DeMare talks about wolf hunting and global warming, tying them together. Then he interviews Jesse James Deer in the Water about developments in the fight against nuclear power in Michigan. Rebecca Wood looks into the facts behind the myth of St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland. Ecological News includes the first US offshore wind farm going online and Florida outlawing offshore wind farms.
Video link
https://youtu.be/jm_qrEu03Co

Joe DeMare talks about wolf hunting and global warming, tying them together. Then he interviews Jesse James Deer in the Water about developments in the fight...

03/15/2024

For A Green Future "The Great Salt Lake!" 022524 Episode 263
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-03-15T10_44_30-07_00
Host Joe DeMare responds to listener emails on Marcy Kaptur and particulate heat storage. Next, he interviews Lynn de Freitas, CEO of Friends of the Great Salt Lake about the environmental challenges faced by the Lake. Rebecca Wood and Ecological News follow.
Video link
https://youtu.be/7p8tvxpwmF0

Host Joe DeMare responds to listener emails on Marcy Kaptur and particulate heat storage. Next, he interviews Lynn de Freitas, CEO of Friends of the Great Sa...

02/13/2024

For A Green Future "What is America Thinking?" 021124 Episode 261
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-02-13T09_36_45-08_00
It's time for the annual Eco-Bowl! Host Joe DeMare puts San Francisco and Kansas City in a head to head sustainability competition. Both have great policies in terms of things like public transit and renewable energy, but one did something in 2023 that threw the match to the other City big time. Next Joe Interviews Eric Fine with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication about this year's national survey on climate change. What your neighbors think about climate change will probably surprise you. Then Rebecca Wood talks about the Missouri River, then longest in the nation. Finally, ecological news includes solar taking off in Brazil, ecocide becoming a crime, and Japanese citizens suing to stop the Fukushima wastewater dumping.
https://youtu.be/K7za3W11mWg

It's time for the annual Eco-Bowl! Host Joe DeMare puts San Francisco and Kansas City in a head to head sustainability competition. Both have great policies ...

02/06/2024

For A Green Future "Atomic Safety Rubberstamp!" 020424 Episode 260
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-02-06T12_55_25-08_00
Host Joe DeMare talks about the abnormally warm "winter" and discusses why climate activists aren't running around, shouting and panicking. Next he interviews Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear about the Atomic Safety Licensing Board's Kangaroo Kourt which held a "pre-hearing" that they will most likely use to deny intervenor status for groups opposed to the Perry Nuclear Plant relicensing. Then, Rebecca Wood talks about the moon and the lunar new year. Ecological News talks covers: China's reopening of their carbon credit market; Biden's "ban" on LNG exports which is not a ban and doesn't stop any exports; and the Ohio Supreme Court's decision to pack the Ohio Legislature with felons.
https://youtu.be/MfPdFKd88d8

Host Joe DeMare talks about the abnormally warm "winter" and discusses why climate activists aren't running around, shouting and panicking. Next he interview...

01/31/2024

For A Green Future "Revisiting the Buffalo!" 012824 Episode 259
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2024-01-31T11_05_42-08_00
Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about the monstrous fogbank that covered 1/3 of the United State for three days and its connection to global warming. Then he tells the story of a rabidly pro-nuclear physicist/influencer and why she recently became so afraid of global warming that she's finally suggesting that maybe we need to build wind turbines and solar panels, now. Next he welcomes back Stephany Seay to update us on the condition of the Yellowstone bison herd. Rebecca Wood revisits carnivores. Ecological News includes: the surprising role of isopods as "little cupids" of the sea; a huge court victory in the Netherlands; and a bad decision by the corrupt Ohio Supreme Court.
https://youtu.be/OGFRTHK6HPY

Host Joseph R. DeMare talks about the monstrous fogbank that covered 1/3 of the United State for three days and its connection to global warming. Then he tel...

12/27/2023

For A Green Future "Imploding Nuke Industry!" 122423 Episode 254
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/foragreenfuture/episodes/2023-12-26T17_55_24-08_00
Host Joe DeMare takes on all the Christmas Eco-Controversies: real trees versus fake trees; the recycleability of wrapping paper; eco-friendly holiday gifts; etc.. Next he interviews Mycle Schneider, one of the chief organizers of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report. Taking a deep dive into the state of the industry, he explains why the COP28 pledge to triple nuclear power is impossible. Then Rebecca Wood talks about the holiday topic of peppermint. In keeping with the holiday spirit, ALL the eco-news is good. Portugal running on 100% renewables, Grey Wolves winning endangered species protection, and two species actually coming back from extinctions!
https://youtu.be/c8_8bZWtwzw

Host Joe DeMare takes on all the Christmas Eco-Controversies: real trees versus fake trees; the recycleability of wrapping paper; eco-friendly holiday gifts;...

12/01/2023

It will be a “Best of” episode this week. Joe is down with Covid.